Dr. Yong Park

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Biography

Yong Jin Park is a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, where his research focuses on the effects of emerging AI technologies at the intersection of social policy challenges. His recent work investigates how AI, algorithms, and personal data contribute to systemic social and racial inequalities. He authored the book 'Future Digital Surveillance,' published by the University of Michigan Press in 2021, which examines the growing need for data surveillance in the age of AI. Park is also the inaugural BKC, RSM Visiting Professor for the 2022-2023 academic year and has received external grants from various organizations, including Facebook, Scripps Foundation, and Mozilla Foundation. His previous roles include a Research Fellow at the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University. Park completed his doctorate at the University of Michigan and is actively engaged in discussions around the debiasing of AI modeling and the need for global frameworks for regulating generative AI.

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Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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